Where does “ܒܟܬ” come from?

ܒܟܬ (Turoyo) comes from Persian بخت, from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht', from Proto-Iranian bagta-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

ܒܟܬ (Turoyo): luck

Definitions

  1. luck

Ancestry of “ܒܟܬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبختfortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;...
2Middle Persianb(ʾ)ht'fortune, luck
3Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Iranian bagta-Every word from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht'